Macaroon

CROP TIME

From planting to harvest: 13 -16 weeks

PLANTING DENSITY

80 plants m2 neto (7 plants ft 2net)

PRE-PLANTING

Soil: Well drained soil, very well leveled surface, no clusters, at least 25 cm (10 in.) deep.

pH: 5.8 a 6.5

Netting:  2 niveles

ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING

Start 7 days after transplantation. Vegetative growth and flower induction occur under long-day conditions, but final flower development occurs under short-day conditions. Light should be suspended when plants are 40-45 cm tall, approximately 7-8 weeks after sowing.

The light supply must be done taking into account that the plants have a critical photoperiod of 14 hours and an optimal one of 16 hours. Cyclical or continuous light can be used as long as 4 hours per night is completed. The intensity of the light should be 10 foot of candle.

DISBUD

8-9 weeks after planting, remove flower bud when it appears and is well defined.  This helps shape the spray.

IRRIGATION

Apply an average daily volume  of 5 to 5.5l/m2/day according to the soil’s humidity evapotranspiration conditions and the organoleptic evaluation. Excess irrigation can cause pathogens  development and physiological desiquilibrium.

FERTILIZATION

Excess of nitrogen can cause the plants to be susceptible to Botrytis.  A general formula can be the following:

N: 120 ppm , P: 50 ppm, K: 150 ppm

Ca: 120 ppm, Mg: 50 ppm, S: 50 ppm

Fe: 2 ppm, Mn: 2.5 ppm, Cu,: 0.20 ppm

Zn: 0.20 ppm, B: 0.2 ppm.

HARVEST

Harvest when 2-3 flowers are opened a 25%

POST-HARVEST

Hydrate in AVB (1cm3 / Lt of Water). The pH after applying AVB should be between 7 and 8. Mix well and add AVB Booster (1 cm3 / Lt of Water). Once mixed, the pH should be between 3.5 and 5.5. . Keep the flower in this solution for 3 hours. Subsequently hydrate in CHRYSAL PROFESSIONAL 2 (10 cm3 / Lt of Water). Once mixed, the pH should be between 3.5 and 5.5.

PESTS & DISEASES

•AphIids

•Thrips

•Leaf Miner

•Fusarium oxysporum. . (It is recommended to rotate the crop)

•Botrytis